Ureylene phenylene anionic naphthalenesulfonic acids

ABSTRACT

Novel ureylenebis-[substituted-phenylenecarbonylimino-substituted-phenylenecarbonylimino-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid, alkali metal salts], useful as inhibitors of the complement system of warm-blooded animals, the amino-substituted phenylenecarbonylimino, substituted-phenylenecarbonylimino-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid, alkali metal salts, which are new intermediates for the preparation of the active ureylenes, and the process for their preparation.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The term "complement" refers to a complex group of proteins in bodyfluids that, working together with antibodies or other factors, play animportant role as mediators of immune, allergic, immunochemical and/orimmunopathological reactions. The reactions in which complementparticipates take place in blood serum or in other body fluids, andhence are considered to be humoral reactions.

With regard to human blood, there are at present more than 11 proteinsin the complement system. These complement proteins are designated bythe letter C and by number: C1, C2, C3 and so on up to C9. Thecomplement protein C1 is actually an assembly of subunits designatedC1q, C1r and C1s. The numbers assigned to the complement proteinsreflect the sequence in which they become active, with the exception ofcomplement protein C4, which reacts after C1 and before C2. Thenumerical assignments for the proteins in the complement system weremade before the reaction sequence was fully understood. A more detaileddiscussion of the complement system and its role in the body processescan be found in, for example, Bull. World Health Org., 39, 935-938(1968); Ann. Rev. Medicine, 19, 1-24 (1968); The John Hopkins Med. J.,128, 57-74 (1971); Harvey Lectures, 66, 75-104 (1972); The New EnglandJournal of Medicine, 287, 452-454; 489-495; 545-549; 592-596; 642-646(1972); Scientific American, 229, (No. 5), 54-66 (1973); FederationProceedings, 32, 134-137 (1973); Medical World News, Oct. 11, 1974, pp.53-66; J. Allergy Clin. Immunol., 53, 298-302 (1974); Cold Spring HarborConf. Cell Prolifieration 2/Proteases Biol. Control/229-241 (1975); Ann.Review of Biochemistry, 44, 697 (1975); Complement in Clinical Medicine,Disease-a-Month, (1975); Complement, Scope, December 1975; Annals ofInternal Medicine, 84, 580-593 (1976); "Complement: Mechanisms andFunctions", Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. (1976); Essays Med.Biochem., 2, 1-35 (1976); Hospital Practice, 12, 33-43 (1977);Perturbation of Complement in Disease, Chap. 15 in BiologicalAmplification Systems in Immunology (Ed. Day and Good), Plenum, New Yorkand London (1977); Am. J. Clin. Pathology, 68, 647-659 (1977).

The complement system can be considered to consist of three sub-systems:(1) a recognition unit (C1q) which enables it to combine with antibodymolecules that have detected a foreign invader; (2) an activation unit(C1r, C1s, C2, (C4, C3) which prepares a site on the neighboringmembrane; and (3) an attack unit (C5, C6, C7, C8 and C9) which creates a"hole" in the membrane. The membrane attack unit is non-specific; itdestroys invaders only because it is generated in their neighborhood. Inorder to minimize damage to the host's own cells, its activity must belimited in time. This limitation is accomplished partly by thespontaneous decay of activated complement and partly by interference byinhibitors and destructive enzymes. The control of complement, however,is not perfect, and there are times when damage is done to the host'scells. Immunity is, therefore, a double-edged sword.

Activation of the complement system also accelerates blood clotting.This action comes about by way of the complement-mediated release of aclotting factor from platelets. The biologically active complementfragments and complexes can become involved in reactions that damage thehost's cells, and these pathogenic reactions can result in thedevelopment of immune-complex diseases. For example, in some forms ofnephritis, complement damages the basal membrane of the kidney,resulting in the escape of protein from the blood into the urine. Thedisease dsseminated lupus erythematosus belongs in this category; itssymptoms include nephritis, visceral lesions and skin eruptions. Thetreatment of diptheria or tetanus with the injection of large amounts ofantitoxin sometimes results in serum sickness, an immune-complexdisease. Rheumatoid arthritis also involves immune complexes. Likedisseminated lupus erythematosus, it is an autoimmune disease in whichthe disease symptoms are caused by pathological effects of the immunesystem in the host's tissues. In summary, the complement system has beenshown to be involved with inflammation, coagulation, fibrinolysis,antibody-antigen reactions and other metabolic processes.

In the presence of antibody-antigen complexes the complement proteinsare involved in a series of reactions which may lead to irreversiblemembrane damage if they occur in the vicinity of biological membranes.Thus, while complement constitutes a part of the body's defensemechanism against infection it also results in inflammation and tissuedamage in the immunopathological process. The nature of certain of thecomplement proteins, suggestions regarding the mode of complementbinding to biological membranes and the manner in which complementeffects membrane damage are discussed in Annual Review in Biochemistry,38, 389 (1969); Journal of Immunology, 119, 1-8, 1195, 1358-1364, 1482(1977).

A variety of substances have been disclosed as inhibiting the complementsystem, i.e., as complement inhibitors. For example, the compounds3,3'-ureylenebis[6-(2-amino-8-hydroxy-6-sulfo-1-naphthylazo)benezenesulfonicacid], tetrasodium salt (chloroazol fast pink), heparin and a sulphateddextran have been reported to have an anticomplementary effect, BritishJournal of Experimental Pathology, 33, 327-339 (1952). German Pat. No.2,254,893 or South African Pat. No. 727,923 discloses certain1-(diphenylmethyl)-4-(3-phenylallyl)piperazines useful as complementinhibitors. Other chemical compounds having complement inhibitingactivity are disclosed in, for example, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,12, 415-419; 902-905; 1049-1052; 1053-1056 (1969); Canadian Journal ofBiochemistry, 47, 547-552 (1969); The Journal of Immunology, 104,279-288 (1970); The Journal of Immunology, 106, 241-245 (1971); TheJournal of Immunology, 111, 1061-1066 (1973); Biochim. Biophys. Acta,317, 539-548 (1973); Life Sciences, 13, 351-362 (1973); Journal ofImmunology, 113, 584 (1974); Immunology, 26, 819-829 (1974); Journal ofMedicinal Chemistry, 17, 1160-1167 (1974); Biochim. Biophys. Res. Comm.,67, 225-263 (1975 ); Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., 256, 441-450 (1975); Journalof Medicinal Chemistry, 19, 634-639, 1079 (1976); Journal of Immunology,118, 466 (1977); Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn., 226, 281-285 (1977); Biochem.Pharmacol. 26, 325-329 (1977); Journal Pharm. Sci., 66, 1367-1377(1977); Chem. Pharm. Bull., 25, 1202-1208 (1977); Biochim. Biophys.Acta, 484, 417-422 (1977) and Journal Clin. Microbiology, 5, 278-284(1977).

It has been reported that the known complement inhibitorsepsilon-aminocaproic acid and tranexamic acid have been used withsuccess in the treatment of hereditary angioneurotic edema, a diseasestate resulting from an inherited deficiency or lack of function of theserum inhibitor of the activated first component of complement (Clinhibitor), The New England Journal of Medicine, 286, 808-812 (1972),287, 452-454 (1972); Ann. Intern. Med., 84, 580-593 (1976); J. Allergyand Clin. Immunology, 60, 38-40 (1977).

It has also been reported that the drug pentosan-polysulfoester has ananticomplementary activity on human serum, both in vitro and in vivo, asjudged by the reduction in total hemolytic complement activity;Pathologie Biologie, 25, 33-36, 25 (2), 105-108, 25 (3), 179-184 (1977).

It is known that the compound Suramin is moderately active as acomplement inhibitor, and possesses the structure: ##STR1##

It now has been discovered that certain modifications of this structureprovide compounds with enhanced inhibitory activity. This invention isbased on such modifications.

The following publications, pertaining to the chemistry of Suramin, arerelated to the preparation of the novel compounds of this invention:

Bayer & Co., D.R.P. 278,122, June 22, 1913 [C.A. 9, 1096(1915)]

Bayer & Co., D.R.P. 288,272, Jan. 23, 1914 [C.A. 10, 2279(1916)]

Bayer & Co., D.R.P. 288,273, Feb. 21, 1914 [C.A. 10, 2279(1961)]

Frdl. 12, 185-186, 191-195 (1914-1916)

Danish Pat. No. 20,743 (1915)

Austrian Pat. No. 72,298 (1916)

Austrian Pat. No. 72,303 (1916)

U.S. Pat. No. 1,218,654 (1917)

U.S. Pat. No. 1,218,655 (1917)

Austrian Pat. No. 73,381 (1917)

U.S. Pat. No. 1,308,071 (1919)

E. Fourneau, J. Trefouel, Mme. J. Trefouel and J. Vallee, Acad. Sci.Comp. Rend., 178, 675-676 (1924)

E. Fourneau, F. Trefouel and J. Vallee, Ann. de L'Institut Pasteur, 38(2), 81-114 (1924)

B. Heymann, Zeitschrift Ang. Chem., 37, 585-589 (1924)

British Pat. No. 224,849 (1925)

U.S. Pat No. 1,606,624 (1926)

J. E. R. McDonagh, Brit. Med. J., 693-696 (1926) [Chem. Zentralblatt,1769-1770 (1926 II)]

W. Roehl. Arch. Schiff. Trop. Hyg., 30 (1), 103-111 (1926)

Poulenc Freres, D.R.P. 427,857, Apr. 20, 1926 [Frdl. 15, 1434-1436(1928)]

I. E. Balaban and H. King, J. Chem. Soc., 3068-3097 (1927)

H. Bauer and J. Becker, Arb. Staatsinst. Exptl. Therap., 16 pp. (1928)

U.S. Pat. No. 1,968,820 (1934)

O. Yu. Magidson, O. S. Madaeva and M. V. Rubtzov, Khim. Farm. Prom., 2,89-94 (1935) [C.A., 30, 4492 (1936)]

U.S. Pat. No. 2,126,180 (1938)

P. Pratsi and L. Raffa, Farmaco Sci e Tech (Pavia), 1, 21-34 (1946)

A. Spinks, Biochem. J., 42, 109-116 (1948)

E. D. Wills and A. Wormall, Biochem. J., 47, 158-170 (1950)

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A. Adams, J. N. Ashley and H. Bader, J. Chem. Soc., 3739-3744 (1956) [C.A. 51, 4375i]

Publications related to the biological use of Suramin compounds for thepurpose of inhibiting the complement system, including humans, asdetermined by the in vivo and in vitro testing of the blood serum ofwarm-blooded animals are:

B. Stuber and K. Lang, Arch. Exptl. Path. Pharmacol., 154, 41-49 (1930)[C. A. 25, 3067(1931)]

F. Klopstock, Zeitschrift fur Immunitatsforschung und experimentalleTherapie, 75, 348-354 (1932)

H. J. Schmid, Schweiz. Med. Woch., 96, 1267-1269 (1966)

K. Lauenstein, Bayer-Symposium I, 25-30 (1969)

J. S. C. Fong and R. A. Good, Clin. Exp. Immunol., 10, 127-138 (1972)

V. Eisen and C. Loveday, Br. J. Pharmac., 49, 678-687 (1973)

D. Brackertz and F. Kueppers, Allergol. Et Immunopath., 11, 163-168(1974)

E. Raepple, H-U. Hill and M. Loos, Immunochemistry, 13 (3), 251-255(1976)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention is concerned withureylenebis[substituted-phenylenecarbonylimino-substituted-phenylenecarbonyliminonaphthalenetrisulfonicacids] and all pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, havingcomplement inhibiting activity, which are new compounds of the generalformulae: ##STR2## wherein R and R₂ are selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen and --SO₃ A, wherein A is a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt cation; R₁ and R₃ are selected from the group consistingof hydrogen and --COOB, wherein B is selected from the group consistingof hydrogen and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt cation; with theproviso that R, R₁, R₂ and R₃ may not all be hydrogen; and with thesecond proviso that neither phenyl moiety can contain both --SO₃ A and--COOB.

A preferred embodiment of this invention consists of those compoundswherein either R₁ or R₃, or both, are --COOB; and R and R₂ are hydrogen.

Another preferred embodiment of this invention consists of thosecompounds wherein either R or R₂, or both, are --SO₃ A; and R₁ and R₃are hydrogen.

This invention is also concerned with compounds of the formulae:##STR3## wherein R and R₂ are selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen and --SO₃ A, wherein A is a pharmaceutically acceptable saltcation; R₁ and R₃ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and--COOB, wherein B is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen anda pharmaceutically acceptable salt cation; with the proviso that R, R₁,R₂ and R₃ may not all be hydrogen; and with the second proviso thatneither phenyl moiety can contain both --SO₃ A and --COOB; saidcompounds being useful as intermediates for the preparation of thecomplement inhibiting compounds described above. Some of theintermediate compounds also possess complement inhibiting activity.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The novel intermediate amine compounds of the invention are prepared byreacting the appropriate 8-amino-1,3,5- (and1,3,6)naphthalenetrisulfonic acid, trialkali metal salt with anitrosulfobenzoic acid anhydride such as 4-nitro-2-sulfobenzoic acidanhydride, or with a nitrobenzoyl chloride such as3-carbomethoxy-5-nitrobenzoyl chloride for 10 minutes-19 hours in analkaline aqueous media. After neutralization, the solution is dilutedwith absolute ethanol to provide the correspondingnitro-substituted-phenylenecarbonylimino-1,3,5(and1,3,6)-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid, trialkali metal salt.

Hydrogenation of the preceding nitro compounds using 10%palladium-on-carbon catalyst, filtration, concentration and treatmentwith absolute ethanol provides the corresponding amino-substitutedphenylenecarbonylimino-1,3,5 (and 1,3,6)-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid,trialkali metal salt. The amine compounds above, dissolved in alkalineaqueous media, are reacted once more with a nitrosulfobenzoic acidanhydride, or with a nitrobenzoyl chloride listed above for 10minutes-19 hours. After neutralization, the aqueous solution is dilutedwith absolute ethanol to provide the corresponding nitro-substitutedphenylenecarbonylimino, substituted phenylenecarbonylimino-1,3,5- (and1,3,6)-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid, trialkali metal salt.

The above compounds, which contain the carbomethoxy substituent on thephenylene ring, are then converted to the corresponding free acids bystirring for 3 hours in 1 N sodium hydroxide solution. Afteracidification with dilute hydrochloric acid, the product is precipitatedfrom water and ethanol.

The novel intermediate amine compounds of the invention are thenobtained by hydrogenation of the corresponding nitro compounds using 10%palladium-on-carbon catalyst in water as previously described.Filtration and evaporation of the filtrate provides a residue which isdissolved in water and precipitated with absolute ethanol to provide thedesired product.

The novel ureylene compounds of the invention, which are activecomplement inhibitors, are obtained by treating the intermediate aminecompounds with phosgene in aqueous media made alkaline with alkali metalcarbonate or pyridine. The solution is neutralized and the product isprecipitated by the addition of alcohol.

This invention is concerned with a method of inhibiting the complementsystem in a body fluid, such as blood serum, which comprises subjectingbody fluid complement to the action of an effective complementinhibiting amount of a compound encompassed within the formulaehereinabove. The method of use aspect of this invention is alsoconcerned with a method of inhibiting the complement system in awarm-blooded animal which comprises administering to said animal aneffective complement inhibiting amount of a compound encompassed withinthe formulae hereinabove. Body fluid can include blood, plasma, serum,synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, or pathological accumulations offluid such as pleural effusion, etc.

Compounds of the present invention find utility as complement inhibitorsin body fluids and as such may be used to ameliorate or prevent thosepathological reactions requiring the function of complement and in thetherapeutic treatment of warm-blooded animals having immunologicdiseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus,certain kinds of glomerulonephritis, certain kinds of auto-allergichemolytic anemia, certain kinds of platelet disorders and certain kindsof vasculitis. The compounds herein may also be used in the therapeutictreatment of warm-blooded animals having non-immunologic diseases suchas paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, hereditary antioneurotic edema(treated with Suramin, etc.) and inflammatory states induced by theaction of bacterial or lysosomal enzymes on the appropriate complementcomponents as for example, inflammation following coronary occulusion.They may also be useful in the treatment of transplant rejection and asblood culture or transport mediums.

The compounds of the present invention may be administered internally,e.g., orally or parenterally, e.g., intra-articularly, to a warm-bloodedanimal to inhibit complement in the body fluid of the animal, suchinhibition being useful in the amelioration or prevention of thosereactions dependent upon the function of complement, such asinflammatory process and cell membrane damage induced byantigen-antibody complexes. A range of doses may be employed dependingon the mode of administration, the condition being treated and theparticular compound being used. For example, for intravenous orsubcutaneous use from about 5 to about 50 mg/kg/day, or every six hoursfor more rapidly excreted salts, may be used. For intra-articular usefor large joints such as the knee, from about 2 to about 20 mg/joint perweek may be used, with proportionally smaller doses for smaller joints.The dosage range is to be adjusted to provide optimum therapeuticresponse in the warm-blooded animal being treated. In general, theamount of compound administered can vary over a wide range to providefrom about 5 mg/kg to about 100 mg/kg of body weight of animal per day.The usual daily dosage for a 70 kg subject may vary from about 350 mg toabout 3.5 g. Unit doses of the acid or salt can contain from about 0.5mg to about 500 mg.

While in general the sodium salts of the acids of the invention aresuitable for parenteral use, other salts may also be prepared, such asthose of primary amines, e.g., ethylamine; secondary amines, e.g.,diethylamine or diethanol amine; tertiary amines, e.g., pyridine ortriethylamine or 2-dimethylaminomethyl-dibenzofuran; aliphatic diamines,e.g., decamethylenediamine; and aromatic diamines, can be prepared. Someof these are soluble in water, others are soluble in saline solution,and still others are insoluble and can be used for purposes of preparingsuspensions for injection. Furthermore, as well as the sodium salt,those of the alkali metals, such as potassium and lithium; of ammonia;and of the alkaline earth metals, such as calcium or magnesium, may beemployed. It will be apparent, therefore, that these salts embrace, ingeneral, derivatives of salt-forming cations.

The compounds of the present invention may also be administeredtopically in the form of ointments, creams, lotions and the like,suitable for the treatment of complement dependent dermatologicaldisorders.

Moreover, the compounds of the present invention may be administered inthe form of dental pastes, ointments, buccal tablets and othercompositions suitable for application periodontally for the treatment ofperiodontitis and related diseases of the oral cavity.

In therapeutic use, the compounds of this invention may be administeredin the form of conventional pharmaceutical compositions. Suchcompositions may be formulated so as to be suitable for oral orparenteral administration. The active ingredient may be combined inadmixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, which carrier maytake a wide variety of forms depending on the form of preparationdesired for administration, i.e., oral or parenteral. The compounds canbe used in compositions such as tablets. Here, the principal activeingredient is mixed with conventional tabletting ingredients such ascorn starch, lactose, sucrose, sorbitol, talc, stearic acid, magnesiumstearate, dicalcium phosphate, gums, or similar materials as non-toxicpharmaceutically acceptable diluents or carriers. The tablets or pillsof the novel compositions can be laminated or otherwise compounded toprovide a dosage from affording the advantage of prolonged or delayedaction or predetermined successive cation of the enclosed medication.For example, the tablet or pill can comprise an inner dosage and anouter dosage component, the latter being in the form of an envelope overthe former. The two components can be separated by an enteric layerwhich serves to resist disintegration in the stomach and permits theinner component to pass intact into the duodenum or to be delayed inrelease. A variety of materials can be used for such enteric layers orcoatings, such materials including a number of polymeric acids ormixtures of polymeric acids with such materials as shellac, shellac andcetyl alcohol, cellulose acetate and the like. A particularlyadvantageous enteric coating comprises a styrene maleic acid copolymertogether with known materials contributing to the enteric properties ofthe coating. The tablet or pill may be colored through the use of anappropriate non-toxic dye, so as to provide a pleasing appearance.

The liquid forms in which the novel compositions of the presentinvention may be incorporated for administration include suitableflavored emulsions with edible oils, such as, cottonseed oil, sesameoil, coconut oil, peanut oil, and the like, as well as elixirs andsimilar pharmaceutical vehicles. Sterile suspensions or solutions can beprepared for parenteral use. Isotonic preparations containing suitablepreservatives are also desirable for injection use.

The term dosage form, as described herein, refers to physically discreteunits suitable as unitary dosage for warm-blooded animal subjects, eachunit containing a predetermined quantity of active component calculatedto produce the desired therapeutic effect in association with therequired pharmaceutical diluent, carrier or vehicle. The specificationfor the novel dosage forms of this invention are indicated bycharacteristic of the active component and the particular therapeuticeffect to be achieved or the limitations inherent in the art ofcompounding such an active component for therapeutic use in warm-bloodedanimals as disclosed in this specification. Examples of suitable oraldosage forms in accord with this invention are tablets, capsules, pills,powder packets, granules, wafers, cachets, teaspoonfuls, dropperfuls,ampules, vials, segregated multiples of any of the foregoing and otherforms as herein described.

The complement inhibiting activity of the compounds of this inventionhas been demonstrated by one or more of the following identified tests:(i) Test Code 026 (C1 inhibitor)--This test measures the ability ofactivated human C1 to destroy fluid phase human C2 in the presence of C4and appropriate dilutions of the test compound. An active inhibitorprotects C2 from C1 and C4; (ii) Test Code 035 (C3-C9 inhibitor)--Thistest determines the ability of the late components of human complement(C3-C9) to lyse EAC 142 in the presence of appropriate dilutions of thetest compound. An active inhibitor protects EAC 142 from lysis by humanC3-C9; (iii) Test Code 036 (C-Shunt inhibitor)--In this test humanerythrocytes rendered fragile are lysed in autologous serum via theshunt pathway activated by cobra venom factor in the presence ofappropriate dilutions of the test compound. Inhibition of the shuntpathway results in failure of lysis; (iv) Forssman VasculitisTest--Here, the well known complement dependent lesion, Forssmanvasculitis, is produced in guinea pigs by intradermal injection ofrabbit anti-Forssman antiserum. The lesion is measured in terms ofdiameter, edema and hemorrhage and the extent to which a combined indexof these is inhibited by prior intraperitoneal injection of the testcompound at 200 mg/kg is then reported, unless otherwise stated; (v)Forssman Shock Test--Lethal shock is produced in guinea pigs by an i.v.injection of anti-Forssman antiserum and the harmonic mean death time oftreated guinea pigs is compared with that of simultaneous controls; (vi)Complement Level Reduction Test--In this test, the above dosed guineapigs, or others, are bled for serum and the complement level isdetermined in undiluted serum by the capillary tube method of U.S. Pat.No. 3,876,376 and compared to undosed control guinea pigs; and (viii)Cap 50 Test--Here, appropriate amounts of the test compound are added toa pool of guinea pig serum in vitro, after which the undiluted serumcapillary tube assay referred to about is run. The concentration ofcompound inhibiting 50% is reported.

With reference to Table I. guinea pigs weighing about 300 g were dosedintravenously (i.v.) or intraperitoneally (i.p.) with 200 mg/kg of thetest compound dissolved in saline and adjusted to pH 7-8. One hour afterdosing, the guinea pigs were decapitated, blood was collected and theserum separated. The serum was tested for whole complement using thecapillary tube assay. Percent inhibition was calculated by comparisonwith simultaneous controls. The results appear in Table I together withresults of tests code 026, 035, 036, Cap 50, % inhibition and Forssmanshock. Table I shows that the compounds of the invention possess highlysignificant in vitro and in vivo complement inhibiting activity inwarm-blooded animals are more active than the reference compound,Suramin. Results obtained are listed in Table I.

Table II shows the complement inhibiting activity of the intermediatecompounds of the invention.

                                      TABLE I                                     __________________________________________________________________________    Biological Activities                                                                                         In Vivo Activity (Guinea Pig)                                                 % Inhibition                                              Cl  C-Late                                                                            Shunt Inhi- Intraperitoneal                                                                        Intravenous                                      026*                                                                              035*                                                                              bition 036* Time (minutes)                                                                         Time (minutes)                        Compound   Wells                                                                             Wells                                                                             Wells  Cap 50*                                                                            30 60 120                                                                              2  30 120                            __________________________________________________________________________    Suramin       +4**                                                                              +2**     361  -9 -17                                                                              -44                                     8,8'-[Ureylenebis[(2-                                                         sulfo-4,1-phenylene-                                                          carbonyl)imino](2-sulfo-                                                                  +8  +1    +5** 270  -68                                                                              -24                                                                              -14                                     4,1-phenylenecarbonyl)                                                                            +3                                                        imino]]di-1,3,6-naphth-                                                       alenetrisulfonic acid,                                                        decasodium salt                                                               8,8'-[Ureylenebis[(2-                                                         sulfo-4,1-phenylene-                                                          carbonyl)imino(2-sulfo-                                                       4,1-phenylenecarbonyl) +7                                                                 +1  +4  113    -31  -36                                                                              -58                                                                              -38                                                                              -47                                                                              -22                               imino]]di-1,3,5-naphth-                                                       alenetrisulfonic acid,                                                        decasodium salt                                                               5,5'-[Ureylenebis[(2-                                                         sulfo-4,1-phenylenecar-                                                       bonyl)imino]]bis[N-4,6,8-                                                                 +6  +2  +5      83                                                trisulfo-1-naphthyliso-                                                       phthalamic acid], octa-                                                       sodium salt                                                                   5,5'-Ureylenebis[N-                                                           [3-carboxy-5-(4,6,8-                                                          trisulfo-1-naphthyl-                                                                      +6  +2  +4          -86                                                                              -89                                                                              -96                                     carbamoyl)phenyl]iso-                                                         phthalamic acid], deca-                                                       sodium salt                                                                   5,5'-Ureylenebis[N-                                                           [3-carboxy-5-(4,6,8-                                                                      +5  +2  +3     17                                                 trisulfo-1-naphthyl-                                                          carbamoyl)phenyl]iso-                                                         phthalamic acid], hexa-                                                       sodium salt                                                                   __________________________________________________________________________     *Code designation for tests employed as referred herein.                       **Activity in wells a serial diluteion assay. Higher well number             indicates higher activity. The serial dilutions are twofold.                  N = Negative (no activity)?                                              

                                      TABLE II (Intermediates)                    __________________________________________________________________________    Biological Activites                                                                                           In Vivo Activity (Guinea Pig)                                                 % Inhibition                                              Cl  C-Late                                                                            Shunt Inhi- Intraperitoneal                                                                        Intravenous                                      026*                                                                              035*                                                                              bition 036* Time (minutes)                                                                         Time (minutes)                       Compound    Wells                                                                             Wells                                                                             Wells  Cap 50*                                                                            30 60 120                                                                              2  30 120                           __________________________________________________________________________    8-[4-(4-Amino-2-sulfo-                                                        benzamido)-2-sulfobenza-                                                      mido]-1,3,6-naphthalene-                                                                     +5**                                                                            N   N      420           -77                                                                              -43                                                                              -31                           trisulfonic acid, pen-                                                        tasodium salt                                                                 8-[4-(4-Amino-2-sulfo-                                                        benzamido)-2-sulfobenza-                                                      mido]-1,3,5-naphthalene-                                                                   +4  N   N      177  -15                                                                              -17                                                                              -23                                                                              -52                                                                              -28                                                                              -10                           trisulfonic acid, penta-                                                      sodium salt                                                                   5-(4-Amino-2-sulfoben-                                                        zamido)-N-(4,6,8-tri-                                                         sulfo-1-naphthyl)iso-                                                                      +3  N   N      242                                               phthalamic acid, te-                                                          trasodium salt                                                                5-Amino-3'-carboxy-                                                           5'-(4,6,8-trisulfo-                                                           1-naphthylcarbamoyl)                                                                       +3  N   N      107                                               isophthalanilic acid,                                                         trisodium salt                                                                __________________________________________________________________________     *Code designation for tests employed as referred herein.                      **Activity in wells a serial dilution assay. Higher well number indicates     higher activity. The serial dilutions are twofold.                            N =  Negative (no activity).                                             

EXAMPLE 18-[4-(4-Amino-2-sulfobenzamido)-2-sulfobenzamido]-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonicacid pentasodium salt

A solution of 100 g of 5-nitro-o-toluenesulfonic acid in 600 ml of waterplus 80 ml of 5 N sodium hydroxide is heated to 90° C. in a 2 literErlenmeyer flask, then 240 g of potassium permanganate is addedportionwise to maintain reflux over one hour and 15 minutes. The mixtureis filtered and the residue is washed with water. The combined filtrateand washings are concentrated in vacuo and allowed to crystallize togive 86.2 g of crude 4-nitro-2-sulfobenzoic acid, sodium potassium salt.Recrystallization from water gives 71.3 g of purified product.

The total product above is dissolved in 250 ml of water plus 35 mlconcentrated hydrochloric acid by warming on a steam bath. The solutionis then diluted with 300 ml of ethanol and allowed to crystallize atroom temperature. The mixture is allowed to stand 48 hours in a chillroom, then is filtered. The precipitate is washed with cold 50% aqueousethanol, then with ethanol and ether. The material is recrystallizedfrom 200 ml of water and is dried at 110° C. to give 52.0 g of4-nitro-2-sulfobenzoic acid-2-sodium salt.

A 50.0 g portion of the preceding compound and 500 g of thionyl chlorideis stirred and refluxed for 19 hours. The mixture is evaporated todryness in vacuo and the residue is warmed with 300 ml of toluene and isfiltered. The filtrate is concentrated in vacuo and the product iscrystallized twice from toluene to give 30.4 g of 4-nitro-2-sulfobenzoicacid anhydride.

To an ice bath cooled solution (5° C.) of 16.0 g of8-amino-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid trisodium salt and 6.7 g ofsodium acetate trihydrate in 100 ml of water is added 8.8 g of4-nitro-2-sulfobenzoic acid anhydride. The mixture is stirred vigorouslyfor 10 minutes and is filtered. The filtrate is cooled in an ice bathand diluted with 500 ml of cold ethanol. The mixture is filtered and theproduct is washed with ethanol and ether and then is dried. The productis dissolved in 50 ml of warm water and is stirred for 10 minutes afterthe addition of one ml of acetone. The mixture is treated with activatedcharcoal, filtered through diatomaceous earth and is washed with 20 mlof water. The filtrate is cooled in an ice bath and acidified with 1.5ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The solution is diluted with 500ml of cold ethanol and the precipitated material is filtered, washedwith ethanol followed by ether and dried. The above purification processis repeated without acidification. The product obtained is driedovernight at 110° C. to give 18.5 g of8-(4-nitro-2-sulfobenzamido)-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonic acidtetrasodium salt.

A 17.5 g portion of the preceding product and 1.5 g ofpalladium-on-carbon catalyst in 150 ml of water is hydrogenated for onehour at room temperature, then is filtered through diatomaceous earth.The filtrate is concentrated and the product is precipitated by theaddition of absolute ethanol. The product is collected and driedovernight in an abderhalden apparatus at 110° C. to give 14.5 g of8-(4-amino-2-sulfobenzamido)-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonic acidtetrasodium salt as an off-white powder.

To an ice bath cooled solution (5° C.) of 17.2 g of the precedingproduct (prepared as described above) and 5.24 g of sodium acetatetrihydrate in 100 ml of water is added, in one portion, 6.87 g of4-nitro-2-sulfobenzoic acid anhydride. The mixture is stirred for 10minutes, treated with activated charcoal, and filtered throughdiatomaceous earth. The filtrate is PG,25 poured into 750 ml of absoluteethanol in a baffle flask with vigorous stirring. The mixture isfiltered and the product is washed with ethanol and ether and is driedin vacuo. The product is dissolved in 100 ml of water, acidified with3.0 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid and is poured into 500 ml ofice-cold absolute ethanol in a baffle flask, with vigorous stirring. Theproduct is collected by filtration, washed wtih ethanol and ether, anddried to yield 19.35 g of8-[4-(4-nitro-2-sulfobenzamido)-2-sulfobenzamido]-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonicacid pentasodium salt.

A 17.5 g portion of the product above and 1.0 g of 10%palladium-on-carbon catalyst in 100 ml of water is hydrogenated for onehour in a Parr shaker. The mixture is filtered through diatomaceousearth. The filtrate is concentrated to 65.0 ml and is poured into 500 mlof vigorously stirred absolute ethanol in a baffle flask, resulting information of a granular precipitate and a milky suspension. Thesuspension is decanted and set aside. The precipitate is filtered andwashed with ethanol and ether to yield 16.5 g of product.

The above suspension is filtered through diatomaceous earth and thecollected material is dissolved off the filter with water. The aqueoussolution is concentrated to 10 ml and poured into 100 ml of vigorouslystirred ethanol to precipitate 2.26 g of additional product which iscollected and washed as above. The product fractions are combined anddried to give 15.3 g of the product of the Example as a pale tan powder.

EXAMPLE 28,8'-[Ureylenebis[(2-sulfo-4,1-phenylenecarbonyl)-imino](2-sulfo-4,1-phenylenecarbonyl)imino]di-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonicacid, decasodium salt

A 7.13 g portion of the product of Example 1 is diluted with 40 ml ofwater, 4.0 ml of pyridine is added and phosgene is passed through for2-3 minutes until the solution is weakly acidic. An additional 0.4 ml ofpyridine is added to neutralize the solution, then the solution ispoured into 350 ml of vigorously stirred ethanol. The resulting solid isseparated and washed with ethanol and ether to give a pink product. Theproduct is dissolved in 25 ml of water. The pH of the solution isadjusted to 9.0 with 2.8 ml of 5 N sodium hydroxide and the volume isadjusted to 50 ml with water. The solution is treated with activatedcharcoal and filtered through diatomaceous earth. The filter is washedwith 40 ml of water. The combined filtrate and washings are cooled in anice bath and gradually diluted with 800 ml of cold absolute ethanol togive a milky solution containing a gum. The mixture is stirred in anice-bath for 3 hours. The product is separated, pulverized and dried toyield 5.0 g of the product of the Examples as a tan powder.

EXAMPLE 38-[4-(4-Amino-2-sulfobenzamido)-2-sulfobenzamido]-1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonicacid, pentasodium salt

To a warm solution of 23.8 g of 80.5%8-amino-1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid in 25 ml of water and 25 ml of5 N sodium hydroxide is slowly added 125 ml of absolute ethanol withvigorous stirring. The mixture is cooled to room temperature, isfiltered and washed with 50 ml of 80% aqueous ethanol, then ethanol andether. The material is dried ovenight at 110° C. to give 21.0 g of8-amino-1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid, trisodium salt as a greypowder.

A 4.49 g portion of the material above and 2.14 g of sodium acetatetrihydrate is dissolved in 30 ml of water. The solution is cooled to 0°C. in an ice bath and 2.72 g of 4-nitro-2-sulfobenzoic acid anhydride isadded all at once. After a few minutes, the ice bath is removed and thesolution is stirred for a total of 20 minutes. The solution is filteredand the filtrate acidified with 0.88 ml of concentrated hydrochloricacid. The solution is concentrated and the residue is dissolved in 10 mlof water, then is added to 200 ml of ethanol and is stirred for 1/2hour. The precipitate is collected by filtration and washed with ethanoland ether and is dried in vacuo. The dried material is dissolved in 10ml of hot water and 50 ml of absolute ethanol is added, with stirringfor 1/2 hour. An additional 20 ml of ethanol is added, with stirringcontinued for 10 minutes. The precipitate is then collected byfiltration, washed with ethanol and ether and dried in an Abderhaldenapparatus at 110° C. overnight to yield 4.5 g of product. The product isrecycled through the procedure described above using 1.07 g of sodiumacetate trihydrate, 1.36 g of 4-nitro-2-sulfobenzoic acid anhydride and0.44 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid, respectively. After thematerial is dried in vacuo ad previously described, the dried materialis dissolved in 10 ml of hot water and 70 ml of ethanol is added slowlywith stirring at room temperature for one hour. The precipitate iscollected by filtration and is washed with 80% aqueous ethanol, ethanoland ether, then is dried as previously described to afford 4.5 g of8-(p-nitro-2-sulfobenzamido)-1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid,tetrasodium salt as a yellow solid.

A 3.9 g portion of the above compound and 400 mg of 10%palladium-on-carbon catalyst in 50 ml of water is hydrogenated, filteredand evaporated as described in Example 3. The residue obtained isdissolved in 10 ml of hot water and 100 ml of absolute ethanol is added.An oily precipitate is formed which is redissolved by addition of moreethanol. The solvent is then removed in vacuo to give 3.7 g of8-(4-amino-2-sulfobenzamido)-1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonic acidtetrasodium salt.

To a stirred solution of 6.9 g of the preceding product and 2.15 g ofsodium acetate trihydrate, in 45 ml of water at room temperature, isadded 2.76 g of 4-nitro-2-sulfobenzoic acid anhydride. The mixture isstirred for one hour and filtered. The filtrate is acidified with 0.88ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid and evaporated. The residue isdissolved in 25 ml of hot water and 100 ml of absolute ethanol is addedwith stirring. The solid is collected and washed with 80% ethanol. Thesolid is slurried with absolute ethanol, filtered, washed with ether anddried to yield 7.05 g of8-[4-(4-nitro-2-sulfobenzamido)-2-sulfobenzamido]-1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonicacid, pentasodium salt.

A mixture of 6.35 g of the above product, 100 ml of water and 0.9 g of10% palladium-on-carbon catalyst is hydrogenated on a Parr shaker untilno additional hydrogen is absorbed. The reaction mixture is filteredthrough diatomaceous earth and the filtrate is evaporated. The residueis dissolved in 25 ml of hot water and absolute ethanol is added withstirring providing a gum. The supernatant is decanted and the gum istriturated with hot ethanol to yield a solid. The solid is collected,washed with ethanol and ether and dried to yield 5.25 g of the productof the Example.

EXAMPLE 55-(4-Amino-2-sulfobenzamido)-N-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthyl)isophthalamicacid, tetrasodium salt

A mixture of 60.0 g of 5-nitroisophthalic acid, 300 ml of thionylchloride and one ml of dimethylformamide is stirred at room temperaturefor 30 minutes, then is refluxed for one hour. The resulting clearsolution is allowed to stand 24 hours, then is evaporated to a smallvolume in vacuo. The evaporation step is repeated with toluene and theresulting liquid is diluted with 250 ml of hexane. The mixture isstirred and cooled until the resulting oil is solidified. The product isground to a powder and is recrystallized twice from carbon tetrachlorideto give 47.4 g of 5-nitroisophthaloyl chloride.

A 35.0 g portion of 5-nitroisophthaloyl chloride is added to 600 ml ofmethanol with stirring producing a precipitate. The mixture is heated tosolution, then is chilled, filtered and dried to yield 31.75 g ofdimethyl 5-nitroisophthalate.

A mixture of 7.46 g of potassium hydroxide in 87.5 ml of methanol isadded to a stirred solution of 31.75 g of the preceding product in 331.0ml of acetate. A solid is precipitated and stirring is continued for 16hours. The solid (A) is filtered off, washed with ether and set aside.The filtrate is evaporated, the residue is extracted with 125 ml of warmwater and is filtered. The filtrate is acidified with dilutehydrochloric acid to produce a precipitate which is collected and driedto yield 3.4 g of product. The solid (A) above is extracted with 250 mlof warm water and is filtered. The filtrate is filtered again at roomtemperature, acidified with dilute hydrochloric acid and cooled. Theprecipitate is collected and dried to give 18.25 g of additional productidentified as 5-nitro-isophthalic acid, 3-methyl ester.

A mixture of 18.38 g of the product above, 60 ml of thionyl chloride and0.37 ml of dimethylformamide is heated at 60° C. for 2.5 hours. Thesolution is evaporated, then is treated with toluene, and again isevaporated. The residue is slurried in hot diethyl ether and the ethervolume is reduced by evaporation. The mixture is chilled and filtered.The precipitate is washed with cold ether and is dried. The material isextracted with 500 ml of boiling hexane by decantation. The hexane iscooled and filtered to yield 14.1 g of 3-carbomethoxy-5-nitrobenzoylchloride.

To a solution of 3.5 g of 8-amino-1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid,trisodium salt (prepared as described in Example 3) and 2.24 g of sodiumacetate trihydrate in 40 ml of water is added, with stirring, 2.0 g of3-carbomethoxy-5-nitrobenzoyl chloride. Stirring is continued for onehour, then 4.0 ml of ethyl ether is added and stirring is continued for2 hours longer. The solution is filtered and the filtrate isconcentrated. The residue is dissolved in 20 ml of hot water and onaddition of 20 ml of absolute ethanol a precipitate is formed. Theprecipitate is mobilized with water and is filtered and washed with 80%aqueous ethanol, ethanol and ether. The filtrate is allowed to standovernight to afford additional product which is collected and washed asabove. The combined product is dried by conventional means to yield 3.3g of 5-nitro-N-4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylisophthalamic acid methyl ester,trisodium salt.

A 3.27 g portion of the preceding product and 700 mg of 10%palladium-on-carbon catalyst in 100 ml of water is hydrogenated in aParr shaker until no more hydrogen is absorbed. The resulting mixture isfiltered through diatomaceous earth and the filtrate is concentrated.The residue is dissolved in about 15 ml of hot water and absoluteethanol is added to a total volume of 250 ml with formation of aprecipitate. The precipitate is collected by filtration, washed withethanol and ether and dried to yield 2.4 g of5-amino-N-4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylisophthalamic acid methyl ester,trisodium salt as a powder.

To a stirred solution of 1.43 g of the above product, 244 mg ofanhydrous sodium carbonate and 15.0 ml of water is added 642 mg of4-nitro-2-sulfobenzoic acid anhydride, stirring is continued at roomtemperature for 16 hours. The resulting mixture is acidified with dilutehydrochloric acid, then ethanol is added and the solution is evaporatedin vacuo. The residue is dissolved in a small amount of hot water andtriturated with ethanol until cloudiness persists. The mixture isallowed to cool with separation of crystals. The crystals are collected,washed twice with ethanol and ether and air dried to yield 1.82 g of5-(p-nitro-2-sulfobenzamido)-N-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthyl)isophthalamicacid methyl ester, tetrasodium salt.

A solution of 1.6 g of the preceding product in 25.0 ml of 1 N sodiumhydroxide is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The solution isacidified with dilute hydrochloric acid, then ethanol is added and thesolution is evaporated in vacuo. The residue is dissolved in hot waterand triturated with ethanol until cloudy. The mixture is allowed to cooland the resulting precipitate is collected by filtration, washed twicewith ethanol and ether and air dried to provide 1.34 g of5-(4-nitro-2-sulfobenzamido)-N-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthyl)isophthalamicacid, tetrasodium salt.

A mixture of 1.15 g of the above compound, 160 ml of water and 115 mg of10% palladium-on-carbon catalyst is hydrogenated in a Parr shaker for 3hours. The resulting mixture is filtered through diatomaceous earth.Ethanol is added to the filtrate and the solution is evaporated. Theresidue is dissolved in a small amount of water, then ethanol is addedwith separation of a solid. The solid is collected and dried to yield890 mg of the product of the Example as a white powder.

EXAMPLE 65,5'-[Ureylenebis[(2-sulfo-4,1-phenylenecarbonyl)-imino]]bis[N-4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylisophthalamicacid], octasodium salt

A solution of 690 mg of the product of Example 7 and 220 mg of anhydroussodium carbonate in 20 ml of water is phosgenated at a slow rate untilit is acidic to Congo Red indicator paper. The mixture is evaporated andthe residue is dissolved in a minimum amount of water, ethanol is addedthe the resulting solid is collected by filtration. The solid (620 mg)is dissolved in 6.0 ml of water and is phosgenated again as above in thepresence of 220 mg of anhydrous sodium carbonate. Ethanol is added tothe resulting mixture which is then evaporated. The residue is dissolvedin water and reprecipitated with ethanol. This step is repeated, thenthe final product is collected, washed twice with ethanol and ether anddried to yield 290 mg of the product of the Example as a white powder.

EXAMPLE 75-Amino-3'-carboxy-5'-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylcarbamoyl)isophthalanilicacid, trisodium salt

To a stirred solution of 1.8 g of5-amino-N-4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylisophthalamic acid methyl estertrisodium salt (prepared as described in Example 5), 15.0 ml of waterand 305 mg of anhydrous sodium carbonate is added 837 mg of3-carbomethoxy-5-nitrobenzoyl chloride (prepared as in Example 5).Additional water is added to facilitate stirring. The mixture is stirredfor 3 hours and is acidified with dilute hydrochloric acid to givecomplete solution. Ethanol is added to the solution with stirring toprovide a white precipitate. The precipitate is collected, washed withethanol and ether and air dried. The product is reprecipitated fromwater and ethanol, then is collected and is washed twice with ethanoland ether and dried to yield 1.68 g of3'-carboxy-5-nitro-5'-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylcarbamoyl)isophthalanilicacid dimethyl ester, trisodium salt.

A solution of the entire product above and 50.0 ml of 1 N sodiumhydroxide is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The solution isacidified with dilute hydrochloric acid, then absolute ethanol is addedand the solution is evaporated. The residue is dissolved in hot water,triturated with ethanol and cooled. The precipitate is collected andwashed twice with both ethanol and ether then is dried to afford 930 mgof3'-carboxy-5'-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylcarbamoyl)-5-nitroisophthalanilicacid, trisodium salt.

A mixture of 730 mg of the preceding compound, 100 ml of water and 75.0mg of 10% palladium-on-carbon catalyst is hydrogenated on a Parr shakerfor 4 hours. The resulting mixture is filtered through diatomaceousearth and the filtrate is evaporated. The residue is dissolved in hotwater, then absolute ethanol is added and a precipitate is formed oncooling to room temperature. The precipitate is collected by filtrationand is washed twice with both ethanol and ether. The material is driedto yield 520 mg of the product of the Example as a tan powder.

EXAMPLE 85,5'-Ureylenebis[N-[3-carboxy-5-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthaylcarbamoyl)phenyl]isophthalamicacid], decasodium salt

A solution of 390 mg of the product of Example 7 and 55.0 mg of sodiumcarbonate in 10 ml of water is phosgenated until it becomes acidic. Theresulting milky solution is neutralized with sodium carbonate and isevaporated. The residue is dissolved in water and absolute ethanol isadded to provide a precipitate. The precipitate is collected and washedtwice with both ethanol and ether, then is dried to yield 261 mg of theproduct of the Example as a white powder.

EXAMPLE 95,5'-Ureyelenbis[N-[3-carboxy-5-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylcarbamoyl)phenyl]isophthalamicacid]hexasodium salt

A 125 mg portion of the product of Example 10 is dissolved in 5 ml ofwater and is then acidified with glacial acetic acid. Absolute ethanolis added to precipitate a product. The product is collected byfiltration, then is washed with ethanol and ether and is dried to yield92 mg of the product of the Example as a pale yellow powder.

EXAMPLE 105-Amino-3'-carboxy-5'-(3,5,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylcarbamoyl)isophthalanilicacid, trisodium salt

Following the procedure of Example 7, employing5-amino-N-3,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylisophthalamic acid methyl ester,trisodium salt (prepared as described in Examples 3 and 5 using8-amino-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid, trisodium salt) provides theproduct of the Example.

EXAMPLE 115,5'-Ureylenebis[N-[3-carboxy-5-(3,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylcarbamoyl)phenyl]isophthalamicacid], decasodium salt

Following the procedure of Example 8, phosgenation of the product ofExample 10 provides the product of the Example.

EXAMPLE 125-Amino-3'-sulfo-5'-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylcarbamoyl)isophthalanilicacid, tetrasodium salt

Following the procedure of Example 1, 4-nitro-2-sulfobenzoic acidanhydride is reacted with 8-amino-1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid,trisodium salt, the product therefrom being reduced to provide8-(4-amino-2-sulfobenzamido)-1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid,tetrasodium salt. Reaction of the latter with3-carbomethoxy-5-nitrobenzoyl chloride (prepared as described in Example5), followed by hydrolysis and reduction gives the product of theExample.

EXAMPLE 135,5"-Ureylenebis[3'-sulfo-4'-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylcarbamoyl)isophthalanilic acid], decasodium salt

Following the procedure of Example 8, phosgenation of the product ofExample 12 provides the product of the Example.

EXAMPLE 14

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Compressed Tablet                                                Ingredient          mg/Tablet                                               ______________________________________                                        Active Compound        0.5-500                                                Dibasic Calcium Phosphate N.F.                                                                      qs                                                      Starch USP            40                                                      Modified Starch       10                                                      Magnesium Stearate USP                                                                              1-5                                                     ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 15

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Compressed Tablet - Sustained Action                             Ingredient         mg/Tablet                                                ______________________________________                                        Active Compound as Aluminum                                                                         0.5-500 (as acid                                        Lake*, Micronized    equivalent)                                              Dibasic Calcium Phophate N.F.                                                                      qs                                                       Alginic Acid         20                                                       Starch USP           35                                                       Magnesium Stearate USP                                                                              1-10                                                    ______________________________________                                         *Complement inhibitor plus aluminum sulfate yields aluminum complement        inhibitor. Complement inhibitor content in aluminum lake ranges from          5-30%.                                                                   

EXAMPLE 16

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Hard Shell Capsule                                               Ingredient          mg/Capsule                                              ______________________________________                                        Active Compound        0.5-500                                                Lactose, Spray Dried  qs                                                      Magnesium Stearate     1-10                                                   ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 17

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Oral Liquid (Syrup)                                              Ingredient           % W/V                                                  ______________________________________                                        Active Compound        0.05-5                                                 Liquid Sugar           75.0                                                   Methyl Paraben USP     0.18                                                   Propyl Paraben USP     0.02                                                   Flavoring Agent        qs                                                     Purified Water qs ad   100.0                                                  ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 18

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Oral Liquid (Elixir)                                             Ingredient           % W/V                                                  ______________________________________                                        Active Compound        0.05-5                                                 Alcohol USP            12.5                                                   Glycerin USP           45.0                                                   Syrup USP              20.0                                                   Flavoring Agent        qs                                                     Purified Water qs ad   100.0                                                  ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 19

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Oral Suspension (Syrup)                                          Ingredient         % W/V                                                    ______________________________________                                        Active Compound as Aluminum                                                                        0.05-5                                                    Lake, Micronized    (acid equivalent)                                        Polysorbate 80 USP   0.1                                                      Magnesium Aluminum Silicate,                                                  Colloidal            0.3                                                      Flavoring Agent      qs                                                       Methyl Paraben USP   0.18                                                     Propyl Paraben USP   0.02                                                     Liquid Sugar         75.0                                                     Purified Water qs ad 100.0                                                    ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 20

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Injectable Solution                                              Ingredient           % W/V                                                  ______________________________________                                        Active Compound        0.05-5                                                 Benzyl Alcohol N.F.     0.9                                                   Water for Injection    100.0                                                  ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 21

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Injectable Oil                                                   Ingredient          % W/V                                                   ______________________________________                                        Active Compound       0.05-5                                                  Benzyl Alcohol         1.5                                                    Sesame Oil qs ad      100.0                                                   ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 22

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Intra-Articular Product                                          Ingredient             Amount                                               ______________________________________                                        Active Compound          2-20 mg                                              NaCl (physiological saline)                                                                            0.9%                                                 Benzyl Alcohol           0.9%                                                 Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose                                                                          1-5%                                                 pH adjusted to 5.0-7.5                                                        Water for Injection qs ad                                                                              100%                                                 ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 23

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Injectable Depo Suspension                                       Ingredient        % W/V                                                     ______________________________________                                        Active Compound     0.05-5                                                                        (acid equivalent)                                         Polysorbate 80 USP  0.2                                                       Polyethylene Glycol 4000 USP                                                                      3.0                                                       Sodium Chloride USP 0.8                                                       Benzyl Alcohol N.F. 0.9                                                       HCl to pH 6-8       qs                                                        Water for Injection qs ad                                                                         100.0                                                     ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 24

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Dental Paste                                                     Ingredient            % W/V                                                 ______________________________________                                        Active Compound         0.05-5                                                Zinc Oxide              15                                                    Polyethylene Glycol 4000 USP                                                                          50                                                    Distilled Water qs      100                                                   ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 25

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Dental Ointment                                                  Ingredient            % W/V                                                 ______________________________________                                        Active Compound         0.05-5                                                Petrolatum, White USP qs                                                                              100                                                   ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 26

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Dental Cream                                                     Ingredient            % W/V                                                 ______________________________________                                        Active Compound         0.05-5                                                Mineral Oil             50                                                    Beeswax                 15                                                    Sorbitan Monostearate   2                                                     Polyoxyethylene 20 Sorbitan                                                   Monostearate            3                                                     Methylparaben USP       0.18                                                  Propyl Paraben USP      0.02                                                  Distilled Water qs      100                                                   ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 27

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Topical Cream                                                    Ingredient           % W/W                                                  ______________________________________                                        Active Compound        0.05-5                                                 Sodium Laurylsulfate   1                                                      Propylene Glycol       12                                                     Stearyl Alcohol        25                                                     Petrolatum, White USP  25                                                     Methyl Paraben USP     0.18                                                   Propyl Paraben USP     0.02                                                   Purified Water qs      100                                                    ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 28

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Topical Ointment                                                 Ingredient            % W/W                                                 ______________________________________                                        Active Compound         0.05-5                                                Cholesterol             3                                                     Stearyl Alcohol         3                                                     White Wax               8                                                     Petrolatum, White USP qs                                                                              100                                                   ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 29

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Spray Lotion (non-Aerosol)                                       Ingredient           % W/W                                                  ______________________________________                                        Active Compound        0.05-5                                                 Isopropyl Myristate     20                                                    Alcohol (Denatured) qs 100                                                    ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 30

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Buccal Tablet                                                    Ingredient            g/Tablet                                              ______________________________________                                        Active Ingredient       0.00325                                               6 × Sugar         0.29060                                               Acacia                  0.1453                                                Soluble Starch          0.1453                                                F. D. & C. Yellow No. 6 Dye                                                                           0.00049                                               Magnesium Stearate      0.00160                                                                       0.32500                                               ______________________________________                                    

The final tablet will weigh about 325 mg. and may be compressed intobuccal tablets in flat faced or any other tooling shape convenient forbuccal administration.

EXAMPLE 31

    ______________________________________                                        Preparation of Lozenge                                                          Ingredient            g/Lozenge                                             ______________________________________                                        Active Ingredient       0.0140                                                Kompact® Sugar (Sucrest Co.)                                                                      0.7138                                                6 × Sugar         0.4802                                                Sorbitol (USP Crystalline)                                                                            0.1038                                                Flavor                  0.0840                                                Magnesium Stearate      0.0021                                                Dye                     qs                                                    Stearic Acid            0.0021                                                                        1.4000                                                ______________________________________                                    

The ingredients are compressed into 5/8" flat based lozenge tooling.Other shapes may also be utilized.

We claim:
 1. A compound of the formulae: ##STR4## wherein R and R₂ areselected from the group consisting of hydrogen and --SO₃ A wherein A isa pharmaceutically acceptable salt cation; R₁ and R₃ are selected fromthe group consisting of hydrogen and --COOB, wherein B is selected fromthe group consisting of hydrogen and a pharmaceutically acceptable saltcation; with the proviso that R, R₁, R₂ and R₃ may not all be hydrogen;and with the second proviso that when R is --SO₃ A, R₁ may not be --COOBand when R₂ is --SO₃ A, R₃ may not be --COOB.
 2. A compound according toclaim 1, wherein either R₁ or R₃, or both, are --COOB; and R and R₂ arehydrogen.
 3. A compound according to claim 1, wherein either R or R₂, orboth, are --SO₃ A; and R₁ and R₃ are hydrogen.
 4. The compound accordingto claim 1,8,8'-[Ureylenebis[(2-sulfo-4,1-phenylenecarbonyl)imino(2-sulfo-4,1-phenylenecarbonyl)imino]]di-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonicacid, decasodium salt.
 5. The compound according to claim 1,8,8'-[Ureylenebis[(2-sulfo-4,1-phenylenecarbonyl)imino(2-sulfo-4,1-phenylenecarbonyl)imino]]di-1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonicacid, decasodium salt.
 6. The compound according to claim 1,5,5'-[Ureylenebis[(2-sulfo-4,1-phenylenecarbonyl)imino]]bis[4-4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylisophthalamicacid], octasodium salt.
 7. The compound according to claim 1,5,5'-Ureylenebis[N-[3-carboxy-5-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylcarbamoyl)phenyl]isophthalamic acid], decasodium salt.
 8. The compound according to claim1,5,5'-Ureylenebis[N-[3-carboxy-5-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylcarbamoyl)phenyl]isophthalamic acid], hexasodium salt.
 9. The compound according to claim1,5,5'-Ureylenebis[N-[3-carboxy-5-(3,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylcarbamoyl)phenyl]isophthalamic acid], decasodium salt.
 10. The compound according toclaim 1,5,5"-Ureylenebis[3'-sulfo-4'-(4,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthylcarbamoyl)isophthalanilicacid], decasodium salt.